(Advanced) Topics in Finance and Accounting WS2025/26: Leadership in times of change: Case studies

In the winter semester 2025/26, Univ.-Prof. Gunther Friedl and Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. mult. Wildemann will once again offer a lecture series in Block (Advanced) Topics in Finance and Accounting. The topic chosen for the winter semester course is: Leadership in times of change: Case studies. The lecture will be supervised by Jonas Jensch.

Information about the professors

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Gunther Friedl

Chair of Controlling
TUM School of Management
Technical University of Munich

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. mult. Horst Wildemann

Research Institute for Corporate Management, Logistics and Production
TUM School of Management
Technical University of Munich

General information about the lecture

There are 3 credits for this lecture.

The lecture can be integrated into the following study programs of the TUM School of Management:

    • as an elective subject in the Business Administration specialization: Finance & Accounting
    • as an economics elective
    • Masters TUM-WIN/NAWI („Advanced Topics in Finance & Accounting”)
        • As an elective in the Business Administration major: Finance & Accounting
        • As an elective in the interdisciplinary qualification (only for students who began their studies before the 2013 summer semester)

If you have problems registering for the exam in TUMonline, please contact us for help: examregistration@mgt.tum.de.

Please note: According to the decision of the Examination Board in November 2013, no late registrations will be accepted after the end of the registration period.

Attendance is not compulsory. However, all lecture content is relevant for the exam.

The date of the exam will be announced in due time.

Username and password for the presentation slides will be announced in the course and the documents are available on Moodle.

Information about the speakers

20.11.2025, 11:30 – 01:00 pm
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Dr. Andreas Seeringer

Managing Director
GEA

26.11.2025, 01:15 – 02:45 pm
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Dr. Dirk Holbach
 
Chief Supply Chain Officer, Henkel
Managing Director HGSC B.V. / HSBS B.V.

03.12.2025, 02:00 – 03:30 Uhr
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Dr. Matthias Metz

CEO and Chairman of the Management Board
BSH Hausgeräte GmbH

15.01.2026, 01:15 – 02:45 pm
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Johannes Giloth

COO
GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft

21.01.2026, 11:30 – 01:00 pm,
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Matthias Benz

Chairman of the Management Board
Zeppelin GmbH

28.01.2026, 04:45 – 06:15 pm,
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Dr. Frederik Zohm

Member of the Management Board R&D
MAN Truck & Bus SE

Mi, 04.02.2026, 08:00 – 09:30 am
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Philipp Kroetz

CEO
Allianz Direct Versicherungs-AG

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Dr. Matthias Gohl

CDO
TK Elevator GmbH

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Dr. Michael Büchsner

CEO
Stabilus SE

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Karsten Schnake

Chief Procurement Officer
ŠKODA AUTO a.s.

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Dr. Mark Hiller

CEO and Shareholder
RECARO Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co. KG

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Dr. Sierk Poetting

COO
BioNTech SE

 

Forschungsinstitut für Unternehmens-führung, Logistik und Produktion

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. mult. Horst Wildemann

Leopoldstr. 145
80804 München

Fon: +49 (0)89 289-24000
Fax: +49 (0)89 289-24011

E-Mail:
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